CX, HK Express to cancel flights as fuel prices surge
發佈日期: 2026-04-11 20:40
TVB News
Cathay Pacific and HK Express have announced flight cancellations from mid-May to the end of June, citing a sharp rise in aviation fuel prices.
Affected passengers will be notified of new arrangements by next Monday.
After Cathay Pacific and HK Express raised fuel surcharges for most flights earlier this month, the latest impact from the surge in oil prices are flight cancellations.
Cathay Pacific says it will cancel about 2 percent of its passenger flights between May 16 and June 30.
The affected routes are mainly short-haul services, along with a small number of flights to and from Australia, South Asia and South Africa.
Flights to and from Dubai, UAE and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will remain grounded until June 30.
HK Express will also cancel around 6 percent of its passenger flights between May 11 and June 30.
The airline primarily operates routes to mainland China, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
All affected passengers will be rebooked onto alternative flights flying within 24 hours of their original scheduled departure time.
CX said aviation fuel prices have risen from about 100 U.S. dollars per barrel at the end of February to some 209 U.S. dollars recently, and remained at high levels.
The airline said the decision was made after careful consideration, with efforts to minimise disruption to passengers. Yuen Chun-ning, Chief Executive of travel agency WWPKG,
says May and June are traditionally the low season for travel, and the impact of recent flight cuts is expected to be limited.
He says for example, fuel surcharges on flights to Japan have risen from around 200 to more than 700 dollars -- and could increase further to 1,500 dollars.
Airlines may not want to shift all the costs onto passengers.
With some flights being 70 to 80 percent full, reducing some services could push passenger loads to 90 or even 100 percent -- which is a reasonable measure to ease financial burdens.
Yuen adds that apart from CX and HK Express, some South Korean airlines have also indicated that they may trim flights to Hong Kong.
